Oblivion Access Festival 2023 Announces Expanded Lineup, Drag Showcase, & After Hours Programming
With even more great news to share as this year’s Oblivion Access Festival peeks its head around the corner, this Austin, Texas-based event is shaping up to be one of the year’s best. Take a look at all the highlights below for some fresh announcements, following up on our initial preview of the festival.
Austin’s Red River Cultural District will once again host the Oblivion Access Festival, a fully independent music and arts festival running from June 15 to 18. With a focus on local Austin artists and a commitment to keeping the city “weird,” the festival’s programming promises to be an eclectic mix of performances, installations, and more.
One of the festival’s most intriguing art installations comes from Studio OVNI, a performance and research group from Austin. Their installation, called Oscilloscopy, is a midi keyboard rigged to generate output that is correlated to sight, sound, and sensation. The signal routes to an electrical stimulation box that creates a body-safe pulsation based on the input of the keyboard. The result is an electrifying experience that combines audio and visual stimulation with a physical response from the audience.
Another highlight of the festival’s arts programming is a one-night-only drag performance at 13th Floor by local favorite Louisianna Purchase, winner of the Austin Chronicle’s “Best Drag Performer” award from 2016 to 2018. Purchase, a Season 3 contestant of The Boulet Brothers' DRAGULA, will perform a one-hour showcase to kick off Saturday evening activities, accompanied by a DJ set from SRSQ.
Of course, the festival’s music lineup is just as impressive. Headliners include Faust, who are celebrating over 50 years as a band, Duster, who will perform for the first time ever in Texas, TR/ST, Clipping., and Earth, who will perform their album Earth 2 with a quadraphonic sound system and special surprise guests. Other notable performances include Godflesh, playing their first US performance in four years, Tim Hecker performing in the Austin Central Presbyterian Church with Justin Broadrick of Godflesh’s ambient project Final opening, the newly reunited Yellow Swans playing together for the first time in 15 years, and a rare performance from Giles Corey, who has never before played in Texas.
With multi-venue passes and single-show tickets on sale now, the Oblivion Access Festival promises to be an exciting celebration of Austin’s vibrant music and arts scene.
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